Learn how to demonstrate the benefits of an Active Birth using a pelvis and doll from the person who invented it! This is only one of the amazing techniques you will learn for exciting, engaging workshops. You will learn ways to inspire couples in a direct and simple way to understand how a woman’s body is perfectly designed for birthing, from the bony structure of the pelvis to the marvellous orchestration of the hormonal physiology.

The concept of an Active Birth Workshop for couples was originally created by Janet Balaskas and has been taught at the Active Birth Centre for many years. This workshop is often the key to mothers and their partners finding the confidence to give birth naturally. They will be strongly motivated to take charge of their birthing and to find freedom of movement and expression.

(Please note: Amendments to these conditions can be made in countries where they are not applicable; for those teaching within an institution or NHS trust where the classes are funded. Apply to Janet Balaskas through info@activebirthcentre.com.)

This training brings you the most up-to-date information about birth physiology, Active Birth in practice, and inspirational new teaching methods. It is a highly effective and lively way to empower women and their partners to understand birth physiology and the key benefits of an Active Birth. These are practical sessions where the participants ‘learn by doing’.

Your main goals will be to:

Awaken the instinctive intelligence of the body.

Use a doll and pelvis to demonstrate the benefits and advantages of an Active Birth.

Introduce alternatives to lying down in labour and for birthing

Demonstrate how to be comfortably supported and relaxed in upright positions.

Show how breathing, self-hypnosis and deep relaxation, touch, and massage and can be applied without lying on the back.

Working with couples

This workshop fully enrols the partner by inspiring them with the commonsense logic of Active Birth. This usually comes as a revelation to them. They learn how they can be present and supportive, without being intrusive. Couples learn to work together and this provides excellent pre-birth bonding with their baby.

You will learn to offer the workshop with a minimum of 6 hours of tuition time over two or three sessions. With experience, you will also have the option to teach it in one day.

This training runs once in the first half of every year. Timing: from 9.30am – 5.30pm with registration starting from 9.00am.

Venue: Active Birth Centre, London

Please register your interest to info@activebirthcentre.com

Important: Training falls within the conditions of our Active Birth Professional Training Agreement (see link above). You will be required to sign this prior to receiving your certificate. There is also an agreement to sign about using the logo before you certify and you will need to give us proof of insurance before we can add your name to the certified teachers list on this website. We do have an insurance scheme you can join if required.

We are proud that this training programme has been accredited by the Federation of Antenatal Educators (FEDANT).

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